CTI2024 Global Seminar: Cooperation and Innovation
Sharing State experiences and building capacity on criminal investigation and law enforcement practices
1-2 October 2019, Eigtveds Pakhus Copenhagen, Denmark
PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME 25/09/2019 08:29:44
DAY 1 – TUESDAY 1 October 2019
NB: The press has been invited to attend the sessions on Day 1 until 12:30 as well as the Closing Ceremony on Day 2
08:30 – 9:00 Arrival and registration
9:00 – 09:15 Welcome Remarks
Chair: Dr. Alice Edwards, Head of the CTI Secretariat
H.E. Morten Jespersen, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Denmark to the United Nations in Geneva (5 minutes)
Mr. Rasmus Grue Christensen, CEO, Danish Institute Against Torture (DIGNITY) (5 minutes)
09:15– 09:55 Keynote addresses
Hon. Abubacarr Tambadou, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of The Gambia A State’s perspective on ratifying and implementing the UN Convention against Torture (20 minutes)
Mr. Andrew Gilmour, UN Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights A Global View of the Fight Against Torture (20 minutes)
09:55 – 10:00 Screening of CTI Video – Why ratifying and implementing UNCAT matters
10:00 –10:05 Introduction to the programme
Dr. Alice Edwards, Head of CTI Secretariat
Organised in partnership with
10:05 – 11:15 Moderated high-level conversation on cooperation and innovation in policing and law enforcement
Moderator: Dr. Alice Edwards, Head of CTI Secretariat
This moderated conversation will explore experiences, good practices and how challenges have been overcome, in building justice and rule of law architectures and improving professionalism in policing and other law enforcement.
The moderator will also invite questions and comments from the floor.
Speakers:
Mr. Anthony Ferguson, Commissioner of Police, Royal Bahamas Police Force
Mr. Yaagy Akuribah, Commissioner and Director-General in charge of National Patrol Department, Ghana
Ms. Amina Bouayach, President of the Moroccan National Human Rights Council
Dr. Jens Modvig, Chair, UN Committee against Torture and Director, Chief Medical Officer, DIGNITY
11:15 – 11:45 Photograph followed by coffee/ tea
11:45 – 12:30 High-Level Panel 1: Neuroscience and psychology in law enforcement
Moderator: Dr. Alice Edwards, Head of the CTI Secretariat
Professor Shane O’Mara, Professor of Experimental Brain Research, Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience, Ireland
Professor Raymond Bull, Emeritus Professor of Forensic Psychology, University of Leicester, Professor of Criminal Investigative Investigation, University of Derby, United Kingdom
12:30 – 13:30 LUNCH
13:30 – 14:30 High-Level Panel 2: Changing organisational cultures
Moderator: Ms. Stephanie Selg, Adviser on Torture Prevention, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
Interventions by (5-7 minutes):
Mr. Héctor Fabio Curia, Director of the Cadet School of the Argentinian Federal Police, Argentina Introducing organisational change in Argentine Federal Police: the role of training and capacity building
Mr. Mohamed Ali, Director of Human Rights Department, Ministry of Interior of Tunisia Enshrining safeguards in law and in practice: Experiences in Tunisia
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Mr. Richard Kempshall, Detective Inspector, Metropolitan Police Service, London, United Kingdom Reflections on major changes in policing and the impact they have had on improving police standards and criminal investigations
Dialogue and Q&A Session
14:30 – 15:30 High-Level Panel 3: Sharing good practices and experiences: Safeguards in arrest and police custody
Moderator: Ms. Anna Giudice, Justice Section, Division for Operations, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Interventions by (5-7 minutes):
Ms. Barbara Bernath, Secretary-General of the Association for the Prevention of Torture Key findings of APT’s research into the effectiveness of safeguards to prevent torture and ill-treatment
Mr. Mikael Wern, Chief Superintendent, Head of the National Investigation Department, Denmark Denmark’s practices and challenges in relation to arrest and police custody
Mr. Rusiate Tudravu, Deputy Commissioner, Police Force of the Republic of Fiji Fiji’s experiences in introducing their “First Hours” Procedure and the systemisation of access to a lawyer and video recording of interviews
Dialogue and Q&A Session
15:30 – 15:45 COFFEE BREAK
15:45 – 17:00 Parallel breakout groups
Breakout group 1: Changing organisational cultures
Breakout group 2: Safeguards in arrest and custody
17:00 – 17:10 Closing of Day 1
Dr. Alice Edwards, Head of CTI Secretariat
17:30 – 18:15 Tour of Copenhagen by boat for those interested
19:30 Official welcome dinner – at Hotel Admiral
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DAY 2 – WEDNESDAY, 2 October 2019
09:00 – 09:05 Recap of Day 1; Introduction to Day 2
Dr. Alice Edwards, Head of CTI Secretariat*
09:05 – 09:45 Role play on investigative interviewing (30 min)
Dr. Andy Griffiths, Managing Director, iKAT Consulting, former Senior Detective and Visiting Research Fellow, University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom
Ms. Jacqueline Griffiths, Managing Director, iKAT Consulting, retired Senior Detective, United Kingdom
09:45– 11:15 High-Level Panel 4: Alternative to confession orientated interrogations: Investigative interviewing
Moderator: Professor Raymond Bull, Emeritus Professor of Forensic Psychology, University of Leicester, Professor of Criminal Investigative Investigation, University of Derby, United Kingdom
Interventions by (5-7 minutes):
Mr. Nugroho S. Wibowo, Police Brigadier General & Executive Director, Jakarta Centre for Law Enforcement and Cooperation (JCLEC) From theory to practice: building the capacity of Indonesia’s National Police to use investigative interviewing in criminal investigations
Mr. Gisle Kvanvig, Project Manager – Norwegian Centre for Human Rights Building capacity in investigative interviewing of law enforcement globally: common challenges and ways to foster change in interviewing practices
Dialogue and Q&A Session
Also available to respond to questions regarding the role play: Dr. Andy Griffiths, Managing Director, iKAT Consulting, former Senior Detective and Visiting Research Fellow, University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom & Ms. Jacqueline Griffiths, Managing Director, iKAT Consulting, retired Senior Detective, United Kingdom
11:15 – 11:30 COFFEE BREAK
11:30 – 13:00 Parallel breakout groups on different aspects of Investigative Interviewing
Breakout group 3: Adopting the practice of investigative interviewing as policy and into relevant curricula of Police Academies
Breakout group 4: Applying investigative interviewing in practice – the methodology
13:00 - 14:00 LUNCH
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14:00 – 14:45 Parallel breakout groups continued
14:45 – 15:45 Reporting back from all Breakout Groups (from Days 1 & 2)
This reporting back session should include key take away messages, identifying opportunities for reform and any requests for further support or ideas
Chair: Dr. Alice Edwards, Head of the CTI Secretariat
With participation of CTI Ambassadors:
H.E. Morten Jespersen, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Denmark to the UN in Geneva
H.E. Isauro Torres, Ambassador of Chile to Denmark
H.E. Ramses Joseph Cleland, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Ghana to the UN in Geneva
H.E. Hasan Kleib, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Indonesia to the UN in Geneva
H.E. Omar Zniber, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Morocco to the UN in Geneva
15:45 – 16:00 Closing ceremony
H.E. Jeppe Kofod, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Denmark
16:00 End of Seminar
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